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April 2, 2026

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Softballers snag silver at Canada Games

Pontiac softballers Cade Kuehl and Hunter Beauregard are celebrating a silver medal after competing with Quebec’s Canada Games team in Newfoundland last week, falling to

Campbell’s Bay to build new ballfield canteen

Campbell’s Bay council voted on Sept. 2 to award $20,000 to community group The Parent Hive for its project to upgrade the town’s ballfield canteen.  The project was the winning submission in the municipality’s participatory budget initiative started this spring,

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Chapeau to get 24 affordable housing units

Allumette Island is celebrating a win after new money was released for an affordable housing complex in Chapeau’s lower town, which the municipality hopes can start construction sometime in the next year.  Federal and provincial governments announced last week that

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MRC Pontiac finalizes immigration plan

The MRC Pontiac has put the finishing touches on a plan it will use to attract newcomers to the region and connect them with the services and resources they need.  On Aug. 27 at Mansfield’s Pourvoirie Magnum, the final plan

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Softballers snag silver at Canada Games

Pontiac softballers Cade Kuehl and Hunter Beauregard are celebrating a silver medal after competing with Quebec’s Canada Games team in Newfoundland last week, falling to rival Ontario in the final.  Quebec finished the preliminary round with an undefeated 8-0 record,

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Local paddlers push for more water safety education

Following two local drownings over the past two months, members of the local whitewater paddling community are calling for municipalities and MRCs to do more to support water safety and awareness.  Jim Coffey of Esprit Rafting and rafting instructor Katelyn

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